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Baram

Other Name: Bar’am
Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Heinrich Kohl and Carl Watzinger (1905), Mordechai Aviam (1998).
Main Finds: Complete southern facade, coins below the floor.
Inscriptions: Nave 1978 (20-21).
Site Condition: National park. entrance fee.
General view from the east - Gilead Peli all rights reserved

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Upper Galilee
8967, ישראל

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Selected Bibliography

Selected Bibliography

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  1. Kohl, H. and Watzinger, C. Antike Synagogen in Galilaea. Leipzig, 1916: 89-100.
  2. Aviam, M. "The Ancient Synagogues at Bar’am" in Judaism in Late Antiquity. Where we Stand: Issues and Debates in Ancient Judaism. The Special Problem of the Synagogues. ed. A. J. Avery-Peck and J. Neusner, part 3 volume 4, Leiden, Brill, 2001: 155-173.
  3. Kohl, H. and Watzinger, C. Antike Synagogen in Galilaea. Leipzig, 1916: 89-100.
  4. Syon, D. "The Bar'am Synagogues: Numismatic Appendix" Michmanim 20, 2007: 43-44, (Hebrew).
Photos
General view from the east - Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Baram General View | General view from the east - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Central lintel - Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Central lintel - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Kohl and Watzinger 1916: Tafel XIII © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Baram- Facade | Kohl and Watzinger 1916: Tafel XIII
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:92 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Eastern Framework of the Synagogue's Porctico | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:92
Kohl and Wazinger 1916:93 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Architrave Fragment from the Portico | Kohl and Wazinger 1916:93
Kohl and Wazinger 1916:94 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Main Entrance of the Synagogue's Facade | Kohl and Wazinger 1916:94
Kohl and Wazinger 1916:95 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Western Entrance of the Synagogue's Facade | Kohl and Wazinger 1916:95
Kohl and Wazinger 1916:95 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Eastern Entrance of the Synagogue's Facade | Kohl and Wazinger 1916:95
Kohl and Wazinger 1916:98 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Synagogue Facade from Inside- View from the North | Kohl and Wazinger 1916:98
Kohl and Wazinger 1916:99 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Northeast Corner Column and Pedestal from the Inner Northern Colonnade | Kohl and Wazinger 1916:99
Aviam 2002: 121. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society. © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Coins that were found beneath the Synagogue's Floor- Area B | Aviam 2002: 121. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society.
Aviam 2002: 122. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society. © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The "Foundation Channel" at the Facade Wall- Area A | Aviam 2002: 122. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society.
Aviam 2002: 122. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society. © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Ashlaras and an Architectural Item Integrated in the Synagogue's Eastern Wall Foundations | Aviam 2002: 122. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society.
Aviam 2002: 124. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society. © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Western Console- size and location discrepancy Between the Console and the Lintel | Aviam 2002: 124. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society.
Aviam 2002: 124. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society. © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Eastern Column of the Synagogue's Portico- Discrepancy Between the Column and the Pedestal. | Aviam 2002: 124. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society.
Aviam 2002: 124. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society. © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Facade Wall is Adjusted to the Fragmented Frieze | Aviam 2002: 124. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society.
Aviam 2002: 124. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society. © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Eastern Window- Discrepancy Between the Window's Threshold and The wall. | Aviam 2002: 124. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society.
Plans
Kohl and Watzinger 1916: Tafel XII © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Kohl and Watzinger 1916: Tafel XII
Reconstruction, Kohl and Watzinger 1916: 97 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Reconstruction, Kohl and Watzinger 1916: 97
Reconstruction, Kohl and Watzinger 1916: 100 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Reconstruction, Kohl and Watzinger 1916: 100
Excavation plan. Aviam 2002 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Excavation plan. Aviam 2002
Avi-yonah and Yeivin 1955: 223. © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Plan | Avi-yonah and Yeivin 1955: 223.
Kohl and Wazinger 1916:92 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Corner Coulumn Pedestal from the Eastern side of the Portico | Kohl and Wazinger 1916:92
Kohl and Wazinger 1916:93 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Capital and Entablature from the Porctico | Kohl and Wazinger 1916:93
Kohl and Wazinger 1916:96 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Fragment of the Architrave, Lintel and Ark of the Main Entrance | Kohl and Wazinger 1916:96
Kohl and Wazinger 1916:96 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Console from the Main Entrance | Kohl and Wazinger 1916:96
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:96 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Side Entrances Contour- Section | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:96
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:99 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Northeast Corner Pedestal | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:99
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:99 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Pedestal from the Northern Colonnade | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:99
Aviam 2002: 121. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Plan and Excavation Areas. | Aviam 2002: 121. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
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